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Andrew Lloyd Webber has slapped down remain-backing peers in the House of Lords over their approach to Brexit, warning that their actions have defied “the will of the people”.

Baron Lloyd Webber, the world famous composer, said rebel peers were “wrong” to vote for “wrecking amendments on key Brexit legislation, adding his voice to the dozens of MPs who have condemned their decision to inflict 15 defeats on the Government in recent weeks.

The former Conservative peer, who voted to remain, told the BBC’s Andrew Marr that it was not the place of the upper chamber to attempt to obstruct or fundamentally alter the Withdrawal Bill, which is due to return to the House of Commons this month.